Craftland Event

Join us for an evening with author, British art historian and BAFTA nominated broadcaster James Fox as he talks all about his new book Craftland: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades. James will be talking all about the book, with chance to participate in a Q&A as well as a book signing.

Can't attend? Choose the 'Dedicated Book ONLY' ticket option and fill out the name for dedication at the check out. We will then get the author to sign a dedicated copy for you to collect instore on a date after the event! (Please do not select this option if you are planning to attend, there will be the opportunity to get books dedicated on the night)

About the book:

Britain has always been a craft land. For generations what we made with our hands defined our identities, built our communities and shaped our regions. Craftland chronicles the vanishing skills and traditions that once governed every aspect of life on these shores.

Travelling the length of Britain, from the Scilly Isles to the Scottish Highlands, James Fox seeks out the country’s last remaining master craftspeople. Stepping inside the workshops of blacksmiths and wheelwrights, cutlers and coopers, bell-founders and watchmakers, we glimpse not only our past but another way of life — one that is not yet lost and whose wisdom could shape our future.

For as long as there are humans, there will be craft. It is all around us, hiding in plain sight, enriching even the most modest things. And in this increasingly digital age, it is perhaps more valuable than ever. Craftland is a celebration of that deeply necessary connection between our creative instincts and the material world we inhabit, revealing a richer and more connected way of living.